CARE of Southeastern Michigan presents “Beyond Trauma: A Healing Journey for Women” series for those struggling with problem use of alcohol or other drugs, 6-8 p.m. for eight Mondays starting April 8. Sessions at CARE office, 31900 Utica Road, Fraser. Fee $30 for series. To register, www.careofsem.com or 586-541-CARE.

Silver Linings

Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak offers free 8-week Silver Linings wellness program for women at high risk for cancer. Participants must attend one information/registration session at 6:30 p.m. April 2 or 9 at Rose Cancer Center at Beaumont Royal Oak. To register, 248-551-4645 or pjablonski@beaumont.edu. Silver Linings teaches meditation, gentle yoga, mindful eating and communication skills.

Lupus support

Michigan Lupus Foundation support group meeting, 6:30-8 p.m. March 27 at MLF office, 26507 Harper, St. Clair Shores. For information, www.milupus.org or 800-705-6677.

McLaren Cancer Institute in Mount Clemens offering free at-home colorectal cancer screening kits during March observance of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Kits are available to ages 50 and older or those who have a family history of colorectal cancer. One-step painless test can be performed at home; there are no dietary or medication restrictions before screening. To request a kit, call toll-free 1-855-552-5669 or go to www.mclaren.org/cancer.

St. John Providence Health System presents “An Evening with Paula Deen,” 8 p.m. April 25, at MotorCity Casino Hotel’s Sound Board venue in Detroit. Tickets, $32 and $35, available at Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, or at Sound Board box office on weekends. Cooking show host, restaurateur and author, Deen also has her own magazine, “Cooking with Paula Deen.”

Bereaved Parents

New chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA, a group to support bereaved parents and their families struggling after the death of a child, meets 7-9 p.m. first Thursday monthly at the Washington Senior Center, 57880 Van Dyke, Washington Township. Call 586-770-7746 or 586-336-0864.